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6. How much news coverage did the soviets dedicate to the Birmingham campaign?

  • A quarter
  • two fifths
  • One fith
  • Half

7. When was the March on Washington?

  • 7th September 1962
  • 28th August 1963
  • 22 August 1963
  • 4th April 1964

8. What year were the freedom rides?

  • 1958
  • 1961
  • 1947
  • 1963

9. How many towns were desegregated due to the sit in movement by the end of 61?

  • 1003
  • 810
  • 90
  • 53

10. Who ordered the schools to be closed instead of being desegregated in Little Rock?

  • Earl Warren
  • Orval Faubus
  • Eisenhower
  • J. Stom Thurmond

11. Who paid for MLK's bail during the Albany Campaign?

  • President Kennedy
  • Laurie Pritchett
  • Eugene 'Bull' Conner
  • Eisenhower

12. Which court case said that it was illegal to prevent school desegregation for any reason?

  • Boynton vs Virginia
  • Cooper Vs Aaron
  • Browder Vs Gayle
  • Brown vs Board of education

13. Who gave many police the day off when the freedom rides visited and where?

  • Eugene 'Bull' Connor in Birmingham
  • Laurie Pritchett in Albany
  • Kennedy in Washington
  • Mayor Daley in Chicago

14. When was the Birmingham campaign?

  • April/May 63
  • April/May 64
  • December 65
  • February 61

15. How many people tried and how many actually succeeded to register their vote in the Mississippi freedom summer?

  • 17000 tried, 1,600 succeed
  • 1000 tried, 300 succeed
  • 15,000 tried 800 succeed
  • 20,000 tried, 15,000 succeed

16. How did Kennedy say he felt after seeing the Birmingham police response?

  • "Sickened"
  • "irritated"
  • "overjoyed"
  • "Upset"